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Christian J. Bangert (b. 1862) —
of Avon, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Germany,
January
18, 1862.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1897-98,
1901-02.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederich W. Bangert and Wilhelmina 'Minnie' (Volka)
Bangert. |
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Arthur William Bartels (1878-1939) —
also known as Arthur W. Bartels —
of Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Gary, Deuel
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa, November
29, 1878.
Republican. Real estate
agent; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 59th District, 1915-18;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1919-22.
German ancestry.
Died in Gary, Deuel
County, S.Dak., December
3, 1939 (age 61 years, 4
days).
Interment at Grandview Cemetery, Gary, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Anthony Bartels and Mary Theresa (Geopfert) Bartels;
married to Ethel A. Asher. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Theodore Berndt (b. 1858) —
of Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.; Avon, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Alt Danzig, Russia (now Krupskoe, Ukraine),
August
17, 1858.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1903-04;
member of South
Dakota state senate 4th District, 1915-16.
Volga German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John P. Biehn (born c.1876) —
of Gregory, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ohio, about 1876.
Democrat. Banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1924.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob S. Deuel (b. 1830) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1830.
Sawmill
owner; member
Dakota territorial council, 1862-63.
German ancestry.
Died in Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis W. Fanslow (1862-1938) —
also known as Frank W. Fanslow —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis., October
6, 1862.
Mayor
of Yankton, S.Dak., 1904; defeated, 1920.
German and French
ancestry.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., April
18, 1938 (age 75 years, 194
days).
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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John S. Fanslow (1860-1933) —
also known as John Fanslow —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, October, 1860.
Democrat. Wagon
maker; blacksmith;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
German and French
ancestry.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., May 8,
1933 (age 72 years, 0
days).
Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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Mathias E. Hafner (1887-1973) —
also known as Matt E. Hafner —
of Newell, Butte
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fowler, Clinton
County, Mich., October
30, 1887.
Democrat. Grain elevator
manager; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1928;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1933-38.
German ancestry.
Died June 11,
1973 (age 85 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Hohenthaner (1875-1954) —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.; Zephyrhills, Pasco
County, Fla.
Born in Wisconsin, October
9, 1875.
Hardware
merchant; mayor
of Zephyrhills, Fla., 1928-32.
German ancestry.
Died in Zephyrhills, Pasco
County, Fla., May 11,
1954 (age 78 years, 214
days).
Interment at Oakside Cemetery, Zephyrhills, Fla.
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Adolph H. Kemper (1880-1954) —
also known as A. H. Kemper —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lancaster, Grant
County, Wis., September
6, 1880.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1941-44.
German ancestry.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July 2,
1954 (age 73 years, 299
days).
Interment at Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilhellm Friedrich Kemper and Christine Louise (Bald) Kemper;
married to Pearl Rhea Pettit. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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August King —
also known as Gus King —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1903-06.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Jacob George Kleinsasser (1887-1965) —
also known as Jacob G. Kleinsasser —
of Bowdon, Wells
County, N.Dak.; Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., April
14, 1887.
Democrat. Physician;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1933-34.
German ancestry.
Died in 1965
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Jacob J. Kleinsasser (1872-1953) —
of Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ukraine,
July
7, 1872.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1925-26.
Volga German ancestry.
Died December
12, 1953 (age 81 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Pierpont Kleinsasser (1896-1984) —
also known as John P. Kleinsasser —
of Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., February
22, 1896.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1937-38;
defeated, 1938.
German ancestry.
Died in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., May 14,
1984 (age 88 years, 82
days).
Interment at Hutterthal Mennonite Cemetery, Freeman, S.Dak.
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Paul Peter Kleinsasser (1877-1972) —
also known as Paul P. Kleinsasser —
of Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Radekhiv, Ukraine,
March
20, 1877.
Farmer;
pastor;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1917-18 (6th
District 1907-08, 7th District 1917-18); member of South
Dakota state senate 7th District, 1919-22.
Hutterite.
Volga German ancestry.
Died in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., June 6,
1972 (age 95 years, 78
days).
Interment at Freeman Cemetery, Freeman, S.Dak.
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August Koenig —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Hardin
County, Iowa; Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mainz, Germany.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1891-94, 1903-04 (4th
District 1891-92, 7th District 1893-94, 1903-04).
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Alice Kundert (1920-2013) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Campbell
County, S.Dak., July 23,
1920.
Republican. South
Dakota state auditor, 1969-78; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1979-86; candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1986; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1991-94.
Female.
Volga German ancestry.
Died, in Mobridge Regional Hospital,
Mobridge, Walworth
County, S.Dak., June 10,
2013 (age 92 years, 322
days).
Interment at Mound City Cemetery, Mound City, S.Dak.
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Gustav O. Kundert (1913-2000) —
also known as Gust Kundert —
of Mound City, Campbell
County, S.Dak.
Born in Java, Walworth
County, S.Dak., December
7, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; accountant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 25th District, 1983-88.
Presbyterian.
Volga German ancestry.
Died in Yorkville, Kendall
County, Ill., March
23, 2000 (age 86 years, 107
days).
Interment at Mound City Cemetery, Mound City, S.Dak.
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Otto John Kundert (1888-1950) —
also known as Otto J. Kundert —
of near Java, Campbell
County, S.Dak.; Mound City, Campbell
County, S.Dak.
Born in Neu Berlin, Russia (now Worobeyeva, Ukraine),
July
26, 1888.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1937-42 (41st District
1937-38, 40th District 1939-42).
Volga German ancestry.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Mound City, Campbell
County, S.Dak., January
9, 1950 (age 61 years, 167
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Herreid, S.Dak.
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LeRoy John Laxson (1893-1938) —
also known as LeRoy J. Laxson —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak., February
3, 1893.
Hardware
merchant; druggist;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1931-32.
English
and German ancestry.
Died in South Dakota, March
26, 1938 (age 45 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest May (b. 1847) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Germany,
1847.
Republican. Grocer; miner;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1903-04;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1905-16 (38th District 1905-08, 39th
District 1909-16).
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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David J. Mendel (1868-1951) —
of Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hutterthal, Russia (now Ukraine),
November
4, 1868.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1909-12.
Volga German ancestry.
Died in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., April
28, 1951 (age 82 years, 175
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. Mertens (born c.1870) —
of Lebanon, Potter
County, S.Dak.; Hoven, Potter
County, S.Dak.; Gettysburg, Potter
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, about 1870.
Physician;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 40th District, 1909-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 36th District, 1921-24.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Muhlbeier (1857-1926) —
of Eureka, McPherson
County, S.Dak.; Martel, McPherson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine),
August
6, 1857.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-04, 1915-18 (38th
District 1903-04, 44th District 1915-18).
Volga German ancestry.
Died November
2, 1926 (age 69 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Samuel G. Nagel (1901-1963) —
of Edgeley, LaMoure
County, N.Dak.
Born in Tripp, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., January
14, 1901.
Democrat. Retail
liquor dealer; mayor of Edgeley, N.D.; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Dakota, 1944
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Catholic.
Volga German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., October
11, 1963 (age 62 years, 270
days).
Interment at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Edgeley, N.Dak.
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Martin V. Redding (born c.1843) —
of Frederick, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Germany,
about 1843.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1901-04.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Benjamin Reifel (1906-1990) —
also known as Ben Reifel —
of South Dakota.
Born in a log
cabin near Parmelee, Todd
County, S.Dak., September
19, 1906.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1961-71.
Episcopalian.
German and Sioux
Indian ancestry.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., January
2, 1990 (age 83 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Christian Rempfer (b. 1859) —
of Parkston, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine),
July
18, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; farm
implement dealer; grain buyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1901-04.
Volga German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Leonard Renner (b. 1840) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Germany,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1901-04.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Adam Royhl (b. 1857) —
of Arlington, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
September
18, 1857.
Republican. Farmer; grain
dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate 21st District, 1903-06.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Martin E. Rudolph (b. 1853) —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
11, 1853.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Lincoln
County State's Attorney; member of South
Dakota state senate 5th District, 1903-04.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1884 to
Claudia Shedd. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Arthur George Sievers (1909-2006) —
also known as A. G. Sievers —
of Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak., November
7, 1909.
Merchant;
McCook
County Highway Superintendent, 1935-38; member of South
Dakota state senate 8th District, 1957-60.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry.
Died in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., March
17, 2006 (age 96 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Maria (Fluth) Sievers and Henry Sievers; married to Ima
Benning. |
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Henry Stoller (b. 1858) —
of near Scotland, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine),
1858.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1901-04.
Volga German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) —
also known as Zack T. Sutley —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., May 1,
1848.
Democrat. Farmer; postmaster;
livery
business; railroad
builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
Honorary Vice-President, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author.
German and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April
17, 1930 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David J. Tiede (1890-1951) —
of Parkston, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in South Dakota, May 23,
1890.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1937-46 (7th District 1937-38, 4th District
1939-46).
Black Sea German ancestry.
Died in Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., April
25, 1951 (age 60 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gottlieb Tiede (1894-1946) —
of Parkston, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Parkston, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., January
28, 1894.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1941-44.
Black Sea German ancestry.
Died in Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak., September
29, 1946 (age 52 years, 244
days).
Interment at Parkston Protestant Cemetery, Parkston, S.Dak.
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Nathaniel S. Tiede (1886-1968) —
of Parkston, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Parkston, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., July 6,
1886.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 7th District, 1935-38.
Black Sea German ancestry.
Died in Tripp, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., November
8, 1968 (age 82 years, 125
days).
Interment at Grace Hill Cemetery, Tripp, S.Dak.
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Albert Frederich Ulmer (1901-1990) —
also known as Albert F. Ulmer —
of Menno, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Menno, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., October
31, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1948.
Volga German ancestry.
Died in Menno, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., January
27, 1990 (age 88 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Johann Wilhelm Ulmer (1862-1941) —
also known as J. W. Ulmer —
of Menno, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Johannestal, Russia (now Ivanivka, Ukraine),
January
30, 1862.
Republican. Merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1897-98;
member of South
Dakota state senate 7th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04.
Volga German ancestry.
Died in Menno, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1941 (age 79 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christian Ulmer and Elisabeth (Klink) Ulmer; married 1887 to
Barbara Herrboldt; father of Albert
Frederich Ulmer. |
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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Fred Waddle (b. 1881) —
of Roslyn, Day
County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth
County, Iowa, May 27,
1881.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28.
Scottish
and German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Wagner and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner; married, July 10,
1894, to Alice Tresslar. |
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John J. Wipf (b. 1870) —
of Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine),
November
16, 1870.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-04, 1909-12, 1925-30
(6th District 1903-04, 7th District 1909-12, 1925-30); member of South
Dakota state senate 7th District, 1931-32.
Volga German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Charles L. Wohlheter (born c.1860) —
of White, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Iowa, about 1860.
Lumber
business; member of South
Dakota state senate 20th District, 1899-1900; postmaster.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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